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Robby Ashford
Ashford with South Carolina in 2024
South Carolina Gamecocks – No. 1
PositionQuarterback
ClassRedshirt Senior
MajorLiberal Arts
Personal information
Born: (2002-10-01) October 1, 2002 (age 22)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight229 lb (104 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolHoover
(Hoover, Alabama)
Career highlights and awards
  • SEC All-Freshman Team (2022)

Robert Logan Ashford (born October 1, 2002) is an American college football quarterback for the South Carolina Gamecocks. He previously played for the Auburn Tigers. He also played for the Oregon Ducks.

Early life

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Ashford grew up in Hoover, Alabama and attended Hoover High School.[1] Ashford was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college football and baseball at Ole Miss.[2] He later de-committed and ultimately signed to play at Oregon.[3]

College career

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Oregon

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Ashford began his college career at Oregon. He did not appear in any games for the football team in two seasons.[4] Ashford played for Oregon's baseball team during his freshman year, playing in 20 games as an outfielder and batting .200.[5] He decided to focus solely on football after his freshman year.[6] Following the end of his second football season, Ashford entered the NCAA transfer portal.[7]

Auburn

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Ashford ultimately transferred to Auburn.[8] He made his first career start against LSU on October 1, 2022, throwing for 337 yards in a 21–17 loss.[9] Ashford passed for 1,613 yards with seven touchdown and seven interceptions while also rushing for 710 yards and seven touchdowns in 2022.[10]

On December 15, 2023, Ashford announced that he would be entering the transfer portal for the second time.[11]

South Carolina

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On January 16, 2024, Ashford announced that he would transfer to South Carolina.[12]

Statistics

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Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD INT Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
Oregon Ducks
2020 Redshirt Redshirt
2021 DNP
Auburn Tigers
2022 12 9 3–6 123 250 49.2 1,613 6.5 7 7 107.0 153 710 4.6 7
2023 10 1 0–1 14 27 51.9 145 5.4 2 2 106.6 46 217 4.7 5
South Carolina Gamecocks
2024 3 1 1–0 18 26 69.2 292 11.2 2 0 189.0 33 170 5.2 1
Career 25 11 4–7 155 303 51.2 2,050 6.8 11 9 114.0 232 1,097 4.7 13

References

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  1. ^ Alvarez, Nick (January 19, 2022). "'We get to see it:' Robby Ashford comes home with Auburn transfer". AL.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Here's how Ole Miss has landed prized two-sport athletes". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Bean, Josh (December 31, 2019). "Why Hoover QB Robby Ashford picked Oregon". AL.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  4. ^ Green, Tom (September 4, 2022). "Auburn quarterback Robby Ashford's long-awaited debut 'felt like a dream'". AL.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Robby Ashford: 3 facts about Auburn football backup quarterback". Montgomery Advertiser. September 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  6. ^ Crepea, James (May 26, 2021). "Robby Ashford focused solely on contending for Oregon Ducks QB spot, no longer playing baseball in 2021". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Crepea, James (January 5, 2022). "Oregon Ducks quarterback Robby Ashford to enter transfer portal". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  8. ^ VanHaaren, Tom (January 17, 2022). "Auburn Tigers land second QB transfer in Oregon Ducks' Robby Ashford". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "Robby Ashford listed as Auburn football starting quarterback vs. LSU". Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  10. ^ King, Nathan (November 26, 2022). "Auburn QB Robby Ashford: 'I played the whole year hurt'". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  11. ^ Warren, Peter (December 15, 2023). "Robby Ashford, Auburn QB, enters Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  12. ^ "Ex-Auburn QB Robby Ashford commits to South Carolina via portal". ESPN. Associated Press. January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
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